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Stanza 136

The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and Notes, 1923

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 136

1923
Strong is the beam that raised must beTo give an entrance to all;Give it a ring, or grim will beThe wish it would work on thee.
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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